Designing a space-bound experiment requires researchers to stick to specific materials in a limited amount of space. Learn how the Raman Lab designed an experiment fit for space travel, to investigate how bacteria and phages change in space: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j94C...

Join us for Rahul Vivek's Ph.D. thesis defense on January 28! Vivek's research in the Butcher Lab investigated the interaction between poly(UG) RNA and a protein implicated in multiple neurodegenerative disorders. Learn more: ipib.wisc.edu/2026/01/16/i...

In 2020, researchers in Raman Lab launched bacteria and phages into space. Now, those microbes have returned to Madison with hints at how space travel may impact the gut microbiome and clues about how to treat antibiotic-resistant infections on Earth. news.wisc.edu/microbes-mut...

In 2020, researchers in Raman Lab launched bacteria and phages into space. Now, those microbes have returned to Madison with hints at how space travel may impact the gut microbiome and clues about how to treat antibiotic-resistant infections on Earth. news.wisc.edu/microbes-mut...

Sierra's paper is out! Thanks to our collaborators @danglab.bsky.social & Melissa Jurica's lab! Also to the Evans Foundation for funding1 A Yeast-Based High-Throughput Screening Platform for the Discovery of Novel pre-mRNA Splicing Modulators | ACS Chemical Biology pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

New in ACS SynBio: led by Dennis Bolshakov, we used the awesome power of yeast to define how expression levels, noise, and sequence program the dynamics of synthetic protein waves, allowing us to genetically encode new cellular timescales stable over generations! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

New preprint! We found that the flavin-dependent halogenase RebH catalyzes sequence-tolerant Trp bromination in peptides 🧪https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.17.694899v1

Wei Wei, who joined @uwbiochem.bsky.social's faculty this summer, is among 13 new and early-career faculty selected as STRIDE scholars by the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Pathway Program. Learn more: biochem.wisc.edu/2025/11/21/w...

Join us on Monday, Dec. 8 for Biochemistry Colloquium with Eric Greene. The Greene Lab @columbiauniversity.bsky.social studies homologous-recombination-associated proteins using in-vitro and in-vivo biochemical techniques. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

New from the Butcher Lab—defining the RNA binding mechanism of TDP-43. Happy to have played a small part in this amazing work! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Join us for Ross Soens' PhD thesis defense on Friday, Dec 5! Soens' research in the Coon Lab explored post-translational modifications, and modifications made during translation, to proteins. More info: ipib.wisc.edu/2025/11/17/i...

A new herbicide system from Paige Henning, Benjamin Minkoff and Michael Sussman uses a natural plant peptide, SPH, to suppress and kill a wide variety of weeds. @uwbiochem.bsky.social #WisconsinInnovates

Join us on Monday Dec. 1 for Biochemistry Colloquium with Brandt Eichman @vanderbilt.edu. The Eichman Lab investigates the molecular details of how proteins repair damaged DNA and maintain integrity of the genome during replication. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

As an experiment to combat/come-to-terms-with AI use in homework assignments, I'm incorporating arts and crafts. Here a student used Lucky Charms for an exercise on the prochirality of citrate.

Join us for David Rivera-Kohr's PhD thesis defense on Tuesday, Nov. 25! Rivera-Kohr's research in the Brian Fox Lab explores biochemical mechanisms used to degrade waste products and convert municipal waste into biofuel. More info: ipib.wisc.edu/2025/10/15/i...

Our newest #WisconsinIngenuity essay explores how @uwmadison.bsky.social and Stellenbosch University are co-creating solutions to urgent challenges, from epidemic surveillance to sustainable materials. #WARF100 @uwbiochem.bsky.social

How do cells adapt morphology to function? In a 🔥 preprint by @zjmaggiexu.bsky.social , with @dudinlab.bsky.social and @amyweeks.bsky.social , we identify a self-organizing single-cell morphology circuit that optimizes the feeding trap structure of the suctorian P. collini. 🧵 tinyurl.com/4k8nv926

Vatsan Raman develops technologies at the intersection of biochemistry, microbiology, computation and engineering to understand biomolecular and cellular systems. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @uwbiochem.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/raman/

What happens when two top universities unite to tackle global challenges? In our latest #WisconsinIngenuity essay, Brian Fox & Tulio de Oliveira explore how @uwmadison.bsky.social & Stellenbosch University connect research, training & innovation across continents. #WARF100 @uwbiochem.bsky.social

Join us for Rohith Rajasekaran's (@born2raisecell.bsky.social) PhD thesis defense on Friday, Nov. 21! Rajasekaran's research was completed in the Coyle Lab (@cellraiser.bsky.social). More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

In July 2026, Department Chair Brian Fox will begin a six month fellowship at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study. As a Fellow, Fox will bring his knowledge of enzyme function and structure to enhance capabilities for pandemic preparedness. Read more: biochem.wisc.edu/2025/11/06/f...

Join us on Monday, Nov. 17 for the Paul Bertics Memorial Lecture, presented by William N. Pappano. Pappano is an alumnus of the Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and works at AbbVie. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

In immunocompromised people, fungal infections can result in serious illness and even death. New research from @uwmadisonrna.bsky.social's group suggests a promising avenue for treating harmful infections by inhibiting pre-mRNA splicing. Read more: biochem.wisc.edu/2025/11/04/r...

New work from Tahirov x Lim collaboration! @qixianghe.bsky.social from my lab contributed the cryo-EM structures for this work. We are excited to help explain how anti-HSV drugs work and to guide their future development. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @unmc.bsky.social @uwbiochem.bsky.social

Join us on Nov. 10 for Biochemistry Colloquium with Barry Stoddard @fredhutch.org. The Stoddard Lab characterizes the structure/function relationships of enzymatic catalysts at the atomic level. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

RPA, long known for its role in DNA replication and repair, is now shown to boost telomerase activity! Big congrats to @cijilim.bsky.social's lab for this milestone achievement! Glad our lab (via Michael O’Connor) could contribute to this collaboration!

New findings from @cijilim.bsky.social in @uwbiochem.bsky.social identify a protein essential to maintaining the end-caps on chromosomes — helping doctors around the world connect a genetic mutation to their patients' illnesses. biochem.wisc.edu/2025/10/30/r...

Research from Professor Ci Ji Lim's (@cijilim.bsky.social) lab, published today in @science.org, could provide patients and doctors with new protein mutations to test for certain cancers and bone marrow diseases. Read more: biochem.wisc.edu/2025/10/30/r...

Join us on Nov. 3 for the Green Lecture in Enzyme Chemistry, given by Karen Allen. The Allen Group investigates the structure, function, mechanisms of catalysis and evolution of enzymes. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

Today's seminar has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience!

Happy to share our latest work, led by Sierra Love and in collaboration with Melissa Jurica's lab at UCSC and @danglab.bsky.social at U. Minnesota-Twin Cities. This work was funded by the Edward P. Evans Foundation/EvansMDS. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Join us on Monday Oct. 27 for Biochemistry Colloquium with James Berger. The Berger Lab focuses on molecular mechanisms & cellular functions of multisubunit assemblies that control the organization, preservation & flow of genetic information. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

Andrea A. Putnam, a UW School of Medicine and Public Health assistant professor of biomolecular chemistry, has been named a 2025 Packard Foundation Fellow in Science and Engineering. Congratulations, Dr. Putnam!

Biochemistry Colloquium on Oct. 20 will be given by Jessica Anna. The Anna Group studies the photochemistry and photophysics of natural light harvesting complexes, model systems and photocatalysts. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

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Join us on Monday Oct. 13 for Biochemistry Colloquium with Aaron Smith! Research in Smith's lab focuses on understanding the structure and function of metalloproteins involved in crucial biological processes. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

The long-term goal of @cijilim.bsky.social's research group is to understand how mammalian telomeres safeguard the genome. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @uwbiochem.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/ip_lim/

Join us on Oct. 6 for Biochemistry Colloquium with Brian Hie! @brianhie.bsky.social's lab conducts research at the intersection of biology and machine learning. This seminar is sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific. @hkws.bsky.social More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

Very excited about next week's RNA Maxigroup seminar from Kristen Lynch @upenn.edu ! Thanks to @rnasociety.bsky.social , @uwbiochem.bsky.social, and the CMB program for sponsoring!

Brian Fox studies enzymes and their functions, using synthetic biology techniques to discover new enzymes that can break down recalcitrant polysaccharides. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @uwbiochem.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/ip_fox/

Join us for Biochemistry Colloquium on Sept. 29 with Dr. Nancy Sullivan. Sullivan is an international leader in viral immunology, emerging diseases prevention, and infectious disease research. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

This year, the Biophysics Instrumentation Facility in the Department of Biochemistry upgraded their equipment to keep the facility on the cutting edge of biochemical research and accommodate increased demands from labs across campus. Learn more: biochem.wisc.edu/2025/09/03/b...

Congratulations to Chad Rienstra, who was named the Evelyn Mercer Professor in Biochemical Sciences @uwmadisoncals.bsky.social! More info: biochem.wisc.edu/2025/09/16/c...

Join us for Biochemistry Colloquium on Sept. 22 with Stephen Bell. The Bell Lab studies the assembly of multi-enzyme replisomes that replicate animal chromosomes and how events are regulated during the cell cycle to ensure genome maintenance. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

New from Niko's lab along with @uwbiochem.bsky.social 's Tim Grant and Kevin Zhang www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Danielle Widner joins Erica Shu and Mario Pennella as biochemistry teaching faculty! Get to know more about Widner, Shu and Pennella in our Q&As with them below. biochem.wisc.edu/2025/08/14/m...

Hey Biochem majors: Make sure you check out the @asbmb.bsky.social Student Chapter this semester! Grow your professional and practical skills alongside your peers while building community. Learn more: biochem.wisc.edu/2025/05/08/a...

Every career has turning points — big or small. For an upcoming ASBMB Today series, we want your stories about navigating career transitions and shifting priorities. How did you adapt? What did you learn? Deadline: Oct. 15 [email protected]

Welcome to our newest cohort of Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) graduate students! If you see any new faces in the coming weeks, please take a moment to introduce yourself. For more about IPiB, visit: ipib.wisc.edu

Join us on Monday September 8 for the first seminar of the Fall 2025 Biochemistry Colloquium series! Professor Arthur Edison will be talking about annotation and quantification in #NMR metabolomics. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/...